Archive for the 'Scuttlebut' Category

Vinod Chandiramani Joins @SolomonPtners

Friday, September 6th, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Vinod Chandiramani has joined Solomon Partners as a Partner and Head of its Capital Advisory group. We are told that will be instrumental in guiding the firm’s clients through periods of transition or pivotal corporate transformations by enhancing Solomon’s Capital Structure, Debt, and Financing Advisory capabilities. His expertise in bespoke financing and capital structure solutions […]

Lyft Pulls The Plug On Dockless Bikes And Scooters

Thursday, September 5th, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The ride-share service provider Lyft (LYFT.O) announced this week that it will stop offering standalone dockless bikes and scooters and eliminate some jobs as part of a restructuring to cut costs. Lyft of course operates the Citibike service in New York City and similar rental programs in other U.S. cities.

Sharp/NEC Launches Sharp-Branded 4K Projectors

Thursday, September 5th, 2024

Andrew Neale

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe introduces two new Sharp-branded laser projectors. The Sharp X141Q and Sharp X171Q professional installation projectors offer 4K+ shifting technology, improved DLP contrast, and a great blending performance with improved fill factor as well as perfect border black level. As such, they are perfectly suited for use in higher education and […]

LED Experts Group Distribution Partnership w/ NovaStar

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024

Andrew Neale

LED Experts Group, a division of CrimsonAV, has partnered with NovaStar to distribute their products throughout North America. The partnership serves to combine the knowledge and technical expertise of the LED Experts Group/CrimsonAV teams with the unmatched processing capabilities of the NovaStar product lines. The LED Experts Group/CrimsonAV will launch their partnership at the CEDIA […]

Clevertouch Cyber Essentials Certification

Sunday, September 1st, 2024

Andrew Neale

Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed, industry-supported scheme that helps businesses protect themselves against cyber threats. Cyber Essentials certification is the first level of cybersecurity compliance.    To achieve this certification, Clevertouch had to prove its adherence to security and privacy in all data technology business practices.   This includes the ability to protect data and systems […]

ZetaDisplay 2024 Interim Report

Friday, August 30th, 2024

Andrew Neale

Q2 Interim report April – June 2024 for ZetaDisplay AB (publ) is now available here. Report summary: April – June 2024 • SaaS revenue increased by 24.5% to SEK 66.9 (53.7) million • Excluding the impact of acquisitions, the increase in SaaS revenue was 6.5% • Net sales increased by 28.7% to SEK 163.3 (126.9) […]

Peter Goodman Joins CP Media

Friday, August 23rd, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Peter Goodman has joined CP Media as Chief Financial Officer for the UK’s fast-growing outdoor media company, CP Media. In the last five years, the company has tripled in size through a mixture of organic growth and three significant acquisitions: Eye Airports, Adverta Bus Advertising, and most recently, Lamppost Banners, which had previously been a […]

California to Train Students & Educators in #AI

Monday, August 12th, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The State of California has announced a first-of-its-kind #AI education initiative with NVIDIA. The public-private collaboration supports the state’s goals in workforce training and economic development by giving universities, community colleges and adult education programs in California the resources to gain skills in generative AI. “AI will continue to become more advanced and more prominent […]

Specsavers Creative New Hires

Friday, August 9th, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Specsavers Creative continues to bolster its inhouse team with senior hires and promotions as it scales to meet the global needs of the business. Creative Director, Richard James is promoted to the new role of Global Creative Director. Richard has been with the business for 20 years; his inherent understanding of the Specsavers brand has […]

IHN MEDIA Joins @COMMBCA

Thursday, August 8th, 2024

Tristan Cotterill

IHN MEDIA has joined COMMB measuring their elevator network in Toronto and Vancouver. IHN Media is dedicated to providing their clients with the ultimate micro-targeted communication channel optimizing the impact of every media dollar spent. They place their emphasis in providing every advertiser with supreme quality, professionalism and satisfaction beyond expectatio